Over the last fifteen years, a war has broken out in Hollywood. For over one hundred years, movies were shot on film, developed, printed, and released to theaters in film reels to be projected using film projectors. That process first took a turn in 2002, when George Lucas filmed the entirety of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones on digital cameras, the first major motion picture to do so.

There are two sides to this story. I'm focusing this column on one side, production. Up until recently, feature films were shot on film. It's a technology that was invented in the late 1800's and has stayed almost exactly the same ever since. It has a distinct look and feel to it. And until recently, it was really the only choice for filmmakers. Thanks to technological advancements made by companies like RED Digital Cinema and ARRI, filmmakers now have a plethora of options in the digital realm of filmmaking.

There seems to be an argument, however, that only one can and should exist — that digital is all there is. I'm here to make the argument that both need to exist. Is there only one type of paint available for artists? Is there only one instrument available for musicians? Film and digital cameras produce different looks, and should both be available for filmmakers to choose from. Celluloid is still the default choice for some of the world's most renown filmmakers. In 2015 alone, Spielberg's Bridge of Spies, Abrams' Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Tarantino's The Hateful Eight, Mendes' Spectre, McKay's The Big Short and Treverow's Jurassic World were all shot on Kodak film.

Steven Spielberg recently said the following about film and digital cameras:

When I watch the news, I expect and want it to look like live television. However, I don’t want that in my movies. I want our century-plus medium to keep its filmic look and I like seeing very fine, swimming grain up there on the screen. To me, it’s just more alive and it imbues an image with mystery, so it’s never literal. I love movies that aren’t literally up in my face with images so clear there is nothing left to our imaginations."

I have to agree with him. In fact, I frequently shoot short films with my Super 8 camera. I prefer the look of film. But, guess what? I shoot many, many films using my DSLR. They're tools designed to help tell a story, and should be picked according to which one best fits the material.

So let's not make it film vs. digital. Let's make it film and digital.

Adam Faze is a 20-year-old storyteller and creative entrepreneur. For more information, visit his website at www.adamfaze.com